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"And it's not just ice-cream makers who mislead consumers with an 'all natural' label,"While CSPI has asked Ben & Jerry's to remove the "all natural" from their labels, Change.org has gone one step further, with an online petition that it's asking visitors to sign.
"Food products from cookies to yogurts to sauces to cereals come with glowing, 'all natural' labels, but actually contain ingredients that are decidedly man-made in a weird science-type of way."
"Sweden rejected fluoridation in the 1970s and, in this excellent book, these three scientists have confirmed the wisdom of that decision. Our children have not suffered greater tooth decay, as World Health Organization figures attest, and in turn our citizens have not borne the other hazards fluoride may cause. In any case, since fluoride is readily available in toothpaste, you don't have to force it on people."~ Arvid Carlsson, Nobel Laureate in Medicine or Physiology (2000) and Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology, University of Gothenburg
Comment: To learn more about bisphenol A's toxicity, see for instance:
Human Placenta Cells Die After BPA Exposure
BPA May Increase Kids' Asthma Risk
Puberty in Girls Hastened by Harmful Chemicals
BPA Plastics Chemical Damages Intestines, Study Shows
UK Scientist Raises BPA Alarm
Bisphenol A (BPA) May Affect Testosterone LevelsBisphenol A Has Not Gone Away
New Study Confirms Bisphenol A Found in Plastic is Linked to Heart Disease
Bisphenol A (BPA) Found In Many Plastics May Cause Heart Disease In Women, Research Shows
Bisphenol A Exposure Dangerous for Human Heart and Reproduction
Bisphenol A, Chemical Used to Make Plastic, Lingers in Body
Bisphenol A Linked to Metabolic Syndrome in Humans
Bisphenol A (BPA) Declared Toxic by Canada
In addition, a research team in Toulouse has just confirmed that bisphenol A in receipts could be absorbed into the body through mere contact with the skin.